tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post2546010366966083062..comments2024-03-03T20:31:09.646+08:00Comments on Second Shot: My Search for Queen Victoria in the IstanaIcemoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-32085195907158110542011-08-16T14:12:07.781+08:002011-08-16T14:12:07.781+08:00Job Ang, thanks for checking the blog and your ver...Job Ang, thanks for checking the blog and your very interesting piece of information! Will update the blog to include that.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-7467720291257195852011-08-11T00:28:06.975+08:002011-08-11T00:28:06.975+08:00Hi, the two bas-relief on the pediment are portrai...Hi, the two bas-relief on the pediment are portraits of Queen Victoria's eldest son and his wife, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. They would have been Prince and Princess of Wales at the time of the presentation of this statue.Job Angnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-49715963336978948092009-07-15T00:53:34.645+08:002009-07-15T00:53:34.645+08:00YG, use on-line one lah. Why use traditional old d...YG, use <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubenesque" rel="nofollow">on-line one</a> lah. Why use traditional <b>old</b> dictionary?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-42110535239234365402009-07-14T06:02:52.580+08:002009-07-14T06:02:52.580+08:00victor, seems to be this young man has a liking fo...victor, seems to be this young man has a liking for all things old - old buildings, old cars, old trains, old women....old word, which i cannot find in my dictionary.yghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054865524193859788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-62265695792970005682009-07-12T23:37:02.665+08:002009-07-12T23:37:02.665+08:00Thanks for teaching me the meaning of the word &qu...Thanks for teaching me the meaning of the word "rubenesque". According to one definition, the word means <i>"Big Beautiful Woman" (commonly abbreviated as BBW) and is a neologism most frequently used in the context of affirmation of or <b>sexual attraction</b> to women who are overweight or obese.</i><br /><br />Hmm... I didn't know you have a weakness for rubenesque women, Icemoon. :pVictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-61482361378204720062009-07-12T23:12:24.064+08:002009-07-12T23:12:24.064+08:00Seriously, I think the statue is not that very imp...Seriously, I think the statue is not that very important. If it is, she wouldn't be standing out here welcoming visitors to pay tribute. <br /><br /><br />Poor Queen.Adelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301229478709561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729881438055696073.post-29291817706777569382009-07-12T00:29:01.353+08:002009-07-12T00:29:01.353+08:00Ahh... we have already paid compliments to the Que...Ahh... we have already paid compliments to the Queen <a href="http://retrievia.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/page-35-2/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://retrievia.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/page-36-2/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.com